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[mnehring]

Are the breakdowns the percentage of respondents for the approval/disapproval numbers or a break down of ‘approve’ by demographic category?

[keat]

Those are some sweet numbers - his disapproval rating is tracking with his age.

[ken21]

why would a “republican” approve of obama?

my wife says the results are inflated because of the

bradley effect—some people are afraid to admit that

they do not approve of a black president.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Things are so bleak in this economy that Gallop is putting in pools now to make a buck!

[truthguy]

Still a majority of people between the ages of 18-29 approve of Obama’s performance (52%). Unbelieveable. That's frightening and this group surely deserves its reputation as “the dumbest generation”.

[cranked]

Would not Black and Hispanic fall under Nonwhite, like Asians, Indians, etc.?

[trekdown]

See also:

[justiceseeker93]

If you want to use this poll to project an upcoming election, Obama would probably do even worse than these poll numbers indicate.

That's because the poll respondents were not selected out for likely voters, or even registered voters, or even American citizens, but included any adult who could answer a telephone. This methodology is likely to inflate Obama's approval rating beyond the real number.